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A birthday party where the guest of honor is tied to a chair — and somehow that's not the weirdest part.
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Cold Comfort (1989)

claustrophobic Canadian winterpsychological chess matchderanged family dynamics

Overview

DramaThriller

Dolores has everthing she wants for her birthday: a party, 18 glowing candles, and Stephen, the handsome stranger who's more than a guest. He's a prisoner. COLD COMFORT bristles with the suspense, passion and danger of three people caught up in a madman's game.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Maury Chaykin's terrifying, pathetic, unforgettable Floyd.

Direction

Vic Sarin traps you in that farmhouse like another prisoner.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel uncomfortably tense.·Streaming: Digging through obscure '80s Canadian thrillers.
Heads up:Disturbing: Prolonged psychological captivity with incestuous undertones.·Violence: Sudden gun violence and threatened sexual assault.
Vic Sarin

Director

Vic Sarin

ReleasedAug 28, 1989
Runtime2h
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$500K
The Ontario Film Development Corporation

Top Cast

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Floyd Lucas

Margaret Langrick

Margaret Langrick

Dolores Lucas

Paul Gross

Paul Gross

Stephen Miller

Jayne Eastwood

Jayne Eastwood

Mrs. Brockel

Ted Follows

Ted Follows

Roy

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Based on Jim Garrard's play, which was itself inspired by a real 1930s prairie kidnapping case. The theatrical roots explain those deliciously cramped three-hander dynamics.

Cultural

This is peak 'Tax Shelter Era' Canadian cinema — that weird 1975-1982 boom where government incentives produced brilliant, uncommercial oddities that Hollywood would never touch. Paul Gross before Due South made him a heartthrob!

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